William Shakespeare (John Williams) quotes lines from his plays nine times with a trumpet flourish sounding each time, and most of the time, him telling what play, act, and scene the quote came from. Three from 'Romeo & Juliet,' two from 'Twelfth Night,' and one each from 'Troilus and Cressida,' 'As You Like It,' and 'A Mid-Summer's Night Dream', plus a partial one from 'Hamlet' (cut short when Shakespeare forgets the end of the "To be or not to be" line.
Jack Weston and Marge Redmond (Mr. Hugo's secretary) were married in real life at this time.
Julius' staff in the end scene included four U.S. presidents: George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Ulysses S. Grant; and Teddy Roosevelt as well as three generals: Robert E. Lee; George Washington; Ulysses S. Grant.